pa's
Belonging to father
Pa's is the possessive form of pa, an informal word for father.
It indicates something belonging to or associated with one's father: Pa's old truck still runs, That was Pa's favorite chair.
Also used as a contraction of "pa is" or "pa has": Pa's coming home late tonight.
Of the male parent
- dad'sPaternal possessive form
- daddy'sBelonging to one's father
- patriarch'sMale family head's
- parent'sBelonging to a caretaker
familial · paternal · household · inheritance · belongings · property · homestead · workshop
Legal right of possession
- belongingState of fitting in
- grammaticalFollowing language rules
- apostropheMark showing ownership
- genitiveCase expressing ownership
contraction · attribution · property · things · stuff · place · house · car
father's
Of the male parent
- dad'sPaternal possessive form
- daddy'sBelonging to one's father
- patriarch'sMale family head's
parent's · familial · paternal · household · inheritance · belongings · property · homestead · workshop · chair
ownership
Legal right of possession
- belongingState of fitting in
- grammaticalFollowing language rules
- apostropheMark showing ownership
genitive · contraction · attribution · property · things · stuff · place · house · car · land
colloquial
Casual, everyday language
affectionate · casual · endearing · diminutive · childhood · nostalgic · familial · intimate · domestic · vernacular